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sites are reported from the vicinity of Shaktolik and at Cape 

 Denbigh. 



The Norton Bay region (fig. 22), now almost depopulated, had in 

 1840 a whole series of moderate-sized living Eskimo settlements, both 

 on the east and the west shore. These shallows are but little visited, 

 and it is probable that the remains of the villages and some at least of 

 the skeletal material of their burying grounds are well preserved. 

 They call for early attention. 



To the west of Norton Bay, on the southern coast of Seward 

 Peninsula, is Golovnin 42 Bay. On the eastern shore of this bay 

 are now, as there were in Russian times, two settlements, but the 

 name of one has been misplaced. On Zagoskin's map it is clearly 

 seen that the village Ching or Chinig corresponds in location to 

 what now is the mission, while what is now called " Cheenik " was 

 in 1840 Ikalik or Ikalikhaig. There will soon be seen another 

 instance of such a misapplication of the original names. 



To the west Golovnin Bay is bounded by a large promontory end- 

 ing in Rocky Point. To the east of this point is a shallow bay, 

 where I found a late Eskimo house and on the elevated shore a lit- 

 tle to the left four fairly recent adult burials. Farther down the bay 

 was an Eskimo camp, without signs of anything older; but Zagos- 

 kin's map gives a settlement, probably also a camp, at this place, 

 named Knikhtak. From this a rocky point projects eastward into 

 the bay. Behind this point is a shallow cove with elevated ground 

 above the beach, and at the inland end of this bay I found the re- 

 mains of a small old village. Traces of burials were seen on the ele- 

 vated ground but skeletal remains were absent. 



On the southwestern shore of the promontory that bounds Golov- 

 nin Bay on the west the Russians (Zagoskin) recorded two villages, 

 the one near to Rocky Point being Chiukak, that on a point farther 

 northwest being named Chaimiut. Later the name Chiukak became 

 applied to the former Chaimiut, while Chiukak proper was dead and 

 forgotten. On latest maps, such as Chart 9302 United States Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey, neither of the old names appears. The name 

 Bluff denotes a small settlement in about the location of the former 

 Chaimiut, Some Eskimo met in Golovnin Bay said that there are 

 skeletal remains near the original Chiukak, but an attempt to reach 

 the place failed through rough water. 



South Shore of Seward Peninsula West of Bluff 



A number of dead villages are found along this coast, The first 

 and largest is located a few miles west of Port Safety, 18 miles east 



" This is thp correct orthography. See Russian maps. 



